Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

American artist Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908) was inspired to paint this scene of Muranese glassblowers around 1886 after he visited the island of Murano...

The Fiery Failure Of The 703/704 Armenian Rebellion Against Umayyad Rule

Armenia, in the 7th century, was caught between two feuding empires. On the one hand, the region had been under Roman influence for well...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

American artist Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908) was inspired to paint this scene of Muranese glassblowers around 1886 after he visited the island of Murano...

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

American artist Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908) was inspired to paint this scene of Muranese glassblowers around 1886 after he visited the island of Murano...

Muse Of Lyric Poetry, By Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928)

This artwork, by the American artist Henry Siddons Mowbray (c. 1858–1928), depicts the Muse of Lyric Poetry and it is part of a series...

Herodotus

Herodotus (c. 490-425/420 BCE) "No one is fool enough to choose war instead of peace - in peace sons bury fathers, but in war fathers...

A Woman Named Julia Felix Led A Lavish Business Enterprise In The Ancient City Of Pompeii

(Fresco featuring money and writing instruments from the Roman fresco from the Praedia of Julia Felix in Pompeii, c. 62-79 CE, via Creative...

Odysseus before Alcinous, King of the Phaeacians, painted by August Malmström (c. 1829-1901)

This painting, by the Swedish artist August Malmström (c. 1829-1901), depicts a scene from Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey. In the prelude to the...

The Ironic Campaign By Viking-King Olaf II Against Domestic Viking Activity In Norway

In the Viking Age, Nordic noblemen and chieftains who were able to take time away from their homelands discovered that they could accumulate great...

Antium’s Stormy Return To Satricum In 341 BCE

Satricum, a city in ancient Italy, was the unfortunate target or site of many battles and military campaigns in the 4th century BCE. The...
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